Shloka 100

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

Devanagari script

जिनके मन्दिरमें लगे हुए घण्टोंको सहस्रों आदमी बजाते हैं, घण्टोंकी माला जिन्हें प्रिय है, जिनके प्राण ही घण्टाके समान ध्वनि करते हैं, जो ग्रन्थ और कोलाहलरूप हैं, उन भगवान्‌ शिवको नमस्कार है ।।

Transliteration

hūṁhūṁhūṁkārapārāya hūṁhūṁkārapriyāya ca | namaḥ śamaśabhame nityaṁ girivṛkṣālayāya ca ||

Translation

Hommage au Seigneur Śiva—dans le temple duquel des milliers font sonner les cloches ; à Celui qui aime les guirlandes de clochettes ; dont le souffle vital résonne comme une cloche ; qui est à la fois Écriture et tumulte. Hommage à Celui qui est au-delà de tous les sons « hūṁ », qui se plaît au « hūṁ » ; qui rassure sans cesse en disant : « Paix, paix ! », et qui demeure sur les montagnes et sous les arbres.

Word by Word

• हूंहूंहूंकारपाराय: to the one who is beyond the sound “hūṃ hūṃ hūṃ”
• हूंहूंहूंकारपाराय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हूंहूंहूंकारपार
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• हूंहूंकारप्रियाय: to the one fond of the sound “hūṃ hūṃ”
• हूंहूंकारप्रियाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हूंहूंकारप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नमः: salutation; homage
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शमशभमे: to Śamaśabhama (an epithet/name addressed in the verse)
• शमशभमे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमशभम
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• गिरिवृक्षालयाय: to the one whose abode is (among) mountains and trees
• गिरिवृक्षालयाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिवृक्षालय
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śiva
• hūṁ (sacred exclamation/utterance)
• mountains (giri)
• trees (vṛkṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Śiva as the power behind sacred sound and as a moral protector who pacifies fear and agitation. In the ethical atmosphere of Śānti Parva, it highlights that true strength culminates in śama—calm, restraint, and reassurance to beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing in Śānti Parva, recites a praise-formula (stuti) to Śiva. The focus is devotional: he salutes Śiva through epithets—lover of the ‘hūṁ’ cry, ever associated with peace, and dwelling in wild, ascetic spaces like mountains and under trees.